Provisions of Beijing Municipality on the Safety Management of Fireworks

Abstract (Translation of the Provisions of Beijing Municipality on the Safety Management of Fireworks)
Fireworks Safety Management Regulations
from Beijing Municipal Government

Public security organizations are in charge of the safety and control of fireworks. Below, please find an abstract regarding the regulations about fireworks safety management.

1. No setting off fireworks on the 5th Ring Road and the area within the 5th Ring Road.
2. Outside the 5th Ring Road, no setting off fireworks in areas with signs notifying “no fireworks.” Fireworks are allowed in areas without the signs, 7:00 am to midnight every day from February 15th to March 2nd, 2018.
3. If any organization(s) needs to set off fireworks in the area where fireworks are forbidden, Beijing Municipal Government needs to approve this and makes public announcement.
4. Transporting and selling fireworks needs approvals from supervisory and management units.
5. Fireworks purchase should be from companies and/or organizations with firework selling permit. The weight of fireworks stored by individuals and/or organizations are not allowed to exceed 30 kilograms.

Penalties on violating the above administrative regulations--
Fireworks will be confiscated, and 1,000 Yuan to 5,000 Yuan fine for organizations and 100 Yuan to 200 Yuan for individuals will be imposed. For severe cases, the fine is 5,000 Yuan to 30,000 Yuan for organizations and 200 Yuan to 500 Yuan for individuals.